Over the Ivy Wall by Rosa Sophia Tour Book Spotlight
Over the Ivy Wall by Rosa Sophia
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Genre: Romance
Clara Pendleton is a
prisoner in her home. Always searching for new places to hide from her uncle,
whose drunken attention terrifies and confuses her, she finds a tiny clearing
in the back of the property near a disintegrating section of the ivy-covered
wall that surrounds the estate.
Gaven Bridge has been
sent to Clearwater to live with his Uncle Daniel. Never fitting in, he doesn’t
believe he’ll ever meet anyone who understands him. But when he goes out for a
walk in the woods, he happens upon a young lady sleeping soundly on a patch of
moss.
A deep bond is fostered
between them, helping Clara find the courage to change her life. When she
finally decides to climb over the ivy wall and out into the world, there is no
going back. Will Clara escape her horrible past, or will it destroy the love
she and Gaven share?
~Excerpt~
“I have to go back.”
Clara’s whisper was hoarse, her words forced out by the terrifying desperation
that rose with the bile in her stomach. She and Gaven had been given a few
moments of private time to talk in the next room, where she squeezed his hands
in hers as if worried he might disappear.
“Clara, listen to me.”
When he drew her close, she watched the way his dark hair slipped over his
forehead, the way his eyes focused on her, so full of fierce loyalty and
knowledge. “You’ll be okay here, I’m sure of it. Chloe and Jordan seem like
really great people. I’ll be back before you know it. We just have to wait
until this blows over. Please, don’t go back there.”
“What about Tammy?”
“You heard them. We’ll
make sure she’s safe, too. You just have to give it time.”
Clara found solace when
she was close to him, so she leaned her head against his chest, shut her eyes
and listened to his heartbeat.
For a long moment, they
were both quiet until Gaven spoke.
“Why do you like me?”
She turned her head,
looking up at him. “What do you mean?”
“I mean exactly what I
asked. Why are you interested in me? You have to realize I’m not like other
people. I can’t…Clara, I don’t feel things like other people. This medication
dulls it. It makes me crazy. The only time I feel anything is when I drink. I’m
a goddamn child in a man’s body, don’t you see?” He stared into her eyes,
leaning his forehead against hers. “You need to be with someone you can really
depend on. Not me.”
“No, Gaven. Don’t say
things like that.” She turned her head up slightly so she could look straight
into his eyes. The sensation coursing through her, heat rushing through her
body, made her dizzy with desire. It was so unfamiliar to her, yet she welcomed
it, for his company was something she refused to relinquish. “Gaven, I don’t
want anyone else.” She made sure he could see into her eyes, see the truth in
her gaze as she spoke. “I love you.”
He wrapped his arms
around her and held her for a long time. She craved his warmth and closeness;
she didn’t want him to leave. But he had to. He gently withdrew from her arms,
running his hands down along her shoulders.
“Clara, sometimes I
don’t know what’s going on inside me. And I’m not sure you’d like who I am if
you really got to know me.”
“Gaven, that’s not—”
“Let me finish. Maybe
you won’t like all of me. Sometimes I’m not very pleasant to be around. But…”
He held her hands in his, gently squeezing them.
“But what, Gaven?”
“I love you, too,
Clara.”
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~About the Author~
Rosa Sophia is a
novelist and full-time editorial consultant. With a degree in Automotive
Technology, she adores writing and editing as well as fixing cars. Rosa is also
a crazy cat lady in training, and currently divides her time between South
Florida and Pennsylvania.
~Giveaway~
Rosa Sophia is giving away a eBook copy of When I Dream of You
(Book 1 in the When I Dream of You series) to one lucky winner. Enter the
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